Track usage

[Anonymous]

When one railroad has to use the trackage of another railroad, say because of repairs, or derailments, does the user railroad have to pay a fee to the host railroad. Also, when a railroad sells a line and reserves trackage rights, is there any user fee involved with this?

Mike Bolwerk
Beckville, Tx

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[beaulieu]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bolwerk

When one railroad has to use the trackage of another railroad, say because of repairs, or derailments, does the user railroad have to pay a fee to the host railroad. Also, when a railroad sells a line and reserves trackage rights, is there any user fee involved with this?

Mike Bolwerk
Beckville, Tx

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Yes the tenent typically pays an agreed percentage of the fixed costs and a percentage of the variable costs based upon how much they use the rights
( so much per locomotive, empty car , and loaded car etc.)